Pretty much everything was a first take. I had to go direct from the headphone out on my microcube to my soundcard so it isn't perfect. I have no way of micing it and the line outs on my Cube 60 are very noisy.

Comments on my tone and/or playing are welcome if you take into consideration the fact that:This was a first takeI wasn't warmed up at allI was sitting in an uncomfortable position and had to bend my arms funny

"The most important thing is to learn how to play the guitar before you get 50,000 dollars worth of complicated gear" -Slash

The recordings DO NOT sound like the guitar actually sounds. I tried, but it just didn't work. Plus, my playing sucked. Sorry. When I go on my world tour, I'll let you guys know so you can come hear the guitar.

"The most important thing is to learn how to play the guitar before you get 50,000 dollars worth of complicated gear" -Slash

The recordings DO NOT sound like the guitar actually sounds. I tried, but it just didn't work. Plus, my playing sucked. Sorry. When I go on my world tour, I'll let you guys know so you can come hear the guitar.

Originally posted by godofshred that is incredible..what bridge and pickups did you use?

You should read the thread over, but I'll spare you. For the bridge he used a Gotoh 510, which is a combo all in one Tune-O-Matic bridge with Stopbar, supposedly. And for the pickups, he used a Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro, Some Lace pickup for the single coil(I think) and a DiMarzio Super Distortion.

For a first go its not bad at all. It's not exactly clean, but i always like to give negative feedback, it helps you learn.

Those scratches look pretty nasty(near the bridge and that one where the input jack is). As i said, the stain doesn't look to transitioned. But thats ok, its not bad and theres been worse. Were you going for a satin finish or gloss? It looks like a mix between both. How did you go about buffing it? Anything i can help you improve on with that is good.

It was supposed to be gloss but I didn't sand hard enough when I first started buffing. That will be corrected as soon as my supplies arrive from stewmac. The scratch near the input jack is unfortunately in the wood, not the finish. I didn't notice it until I had already started spraying the laquer, so there's nothing I can do. It didn't really come out until I buffed.

I have a good idea of what to do about the rest, I just have to get around to doing it.

Despite all the quirks, I'm happy.

"The most important thing is to learn how to play the guitar before you get 50,000 dollars worth of complicated gear" -Slash

What remains of the project - some minor refinements?And sadly, at your expense(mnbaseball91): There a good moral - Before starting the finish, inspect the body first.And here's another time I'll say a Job well done

I was not playing in an attempt to impress any of you. I was trying to satisfy your needs for soundclips. I KNOW my playing sucked! That wasn't what those were about. If it's that big of a deal, I can take them down.

"The most important thing is to learn how to play the guitar before you get 50,000 dollars worth of complicated gear" -Slash

Originally posted by mnbaseball91 I was not playing in an attempt to impress any of you. I was trying to satisfy your needs for soundclips. I KNOW my playing sucked! That wasn't what those were about. If it's that big of a deal, I can take them down.

Take them down at your own will, you want to give us a better demo - Go ahead. I find the soundclips serve their purposes well of showing your guitar

Originally posted by mnbaseball91 I was not playing in an attempt to impress any of you. I was trying to satisfy your needs for soundclips. I KNOW my playing sucked! That wasn't what those were about. If it's that big of a deal, I can take them down.

I know you weren't, but you asked to leave comments on your tone/playing, so I did.